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NATS: failure in air traffic management systems

Inquiry

The evidence session examines the failure of NATS’s (National Air Traffic Services) air traffic control that caused the partial closure of London's air space on Friday 12 December 2014.

Topics for discussion include investment in air traffic management, compensation for airlines and passengers, and the forthcoming CAA investigation.

The Committee questioned the Secretary of State for Transport on this subject on Monday 15 December.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Oral evidence transcripts

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15 December 2014
Inquiry NATS: failure in air traffic management systems
Witnesses Rt Hon Mr Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State, Department for Transport, and Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport.
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Oral Evidence
17 December 2014
Inquiry NATS: failure in air traffic management systems
Witnesses Richard Deakin, Chief Executive, Martin Rolfe, Managing Director Operations, National Air Traffic Services, and Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Civil Aviation Authority
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Written evidence

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